Stack-anchor.



No 740,894. PATENTED- OUT. 6, 1903.-

. J. MONAHAN.

STA GK ANCHOR. APPLIUATION FILED mm: 21, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

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PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES MONAHAN, OF NEW'TON, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR TO W. A. HINES AND O. W.DUNAWAY, OF WICHITA, KANSAS.

STACK-ANCHOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 740,894, dat d, October6, 1903. Application filed June 27, 1903. Serial No. 168,356. (No model)To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES MONAHAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newton, in the county of Harvey and State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Stack-Anchors, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention is designed to provide a fastener of novel form forpreventing the tops of stacks from blowing off in the hardest wind,thereby obviating the provision of weights, wires, and securing meanssuch as commonly devised for this purpose.

The anchor consists, essentially, of a rod having a screw-point at oneend, an operating-handle at the opposite end, and a clampbar looselymounted upon the rod and adapted to rest upon the top of the stack forsecuring the same after the screw-point of the rod has been entered intothe stack a proper distanoe.

The contrivance embodies the novel features, which hereinafter will bemore particularly set forth, illustrated, and finally claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stack-anchor embodying theinvention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a modification.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in both views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The anchor is constructed from hi ghly-tempered-steel wire of suitablegage and may be from two to four feet in length. The rod 1 is providedat one end with a screw-point 2 and at its opposite end with a handle 3,which may be in the form of a flattened loop, as shown in Fig. l, orappear as a cran k-handle, as indicated in Fig. 2, the latterconstruction being preferable, as it provides a more con- Venient meansfor screwing the rod into the stack or removing it therefrom. Thescrewpoint 2 and handle 3 are integral parts of the rod and are formedby bending the same substantially as indicated.

The clamp bar or red 4 is preferably made from tempered-steel wire andis longitudinally curved, so as to conform approximately to the stack orrick and hold the same more securely. An eye 5 is provided intermediateof the ends of the clamp rod or bar, preferably by bending the same intoa coil, and this eye receives the rod 1 and is limited in its upwardmovement by engagement with the handle 3, which forms a stop therefor. Awasher 6 may be interposed between the handle and clamp-bar, asindicated most clearly in Fig. 2, to properly space the clamp-bar fromthe handle and admit of free rotation of the rod 1 when imparting thefinal turns thereto for tightening the anchor.

After a stack or rick has been topped out the same is made secure byentering the screw-point of the anchor into the top portion of the rinkand turning the rod 1 by means of the handle, so as to enter thescrew-point into the body of the stack. The clamp rod 7c or bar 4 isarranged crosswise of the stack and is pressed into the top thereof whengiving the final turns to the rod 1 to secure the anchor. The anchor isremoved by turning the rod in the opposite direction to unscrew 5 thepoint 2 therefrom, as will be readily compro-bended.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. Astack-anchor consisting of a rod hav- 8o ing a screw-point at one endand an operating-handle at the opposite end, and a clampbar providedintermediate of its ends with an eye to loosely receive the said rod andlongitudinally curved to conform approximately 8 to the top of the stackor rick, and means for limiting the movement of the clamp-bar and rod inone direction, substantially as set forth.

2. A stack-anchor consisting of a rod hav- 9o ing a screw-point at oneend and an operating-handle at the opposite end, a clamp-barlongitudinally curved and bent upon itself .to form a central eye whichloosely receives the aforesaid rod, and a washer mounted 5 upon the rodand adapted to properly space the clam p-bar from the operating-handle,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES MONAHAN. [L. 8.] Witnesses:

0. M. MERYIE, H. O. GLENDENING.

